Viewing And Running A Report In The Ad Hoc Editor

When you finish creating a report or if you add or remove any details while formatting a report, you may want to know how a report output appears using a particular output format.

To view and run a report in the editor:

  • At the top of Layout band, click  to view a report in the display mode. The report will be displayed in the editor, disabling all the options to view a report in the display mode. The report will be displayed in the editor, disabling all the options. Click the  icon again to continue working in the editor.
  • At the top of Layout band, Click . The JasperReports Server opens a tabbed browser to execute the report. Depending on the size of the data, allow sufficient time for the JasperReports Server to display the report.
  • After a report is displayed, mouse hover the Export option, and choose an appropriate format to view how the a report appears in that format.

The filters applied to a user role in RiskVision are rendered when running a report in JasperReports Server. On the other hand, the filters are not rendered in case of SQL-based reports that are imported into JasperReports Server from iReport Designer Professional application.